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Kenai, AK vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 7.7% more per student than Kenai.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% higher in Seattle than in Kenai. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kenai
 Kenai, AKSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,193  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor432  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Kenai    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Moving to Kenai AK August 2012, opened doors for new adventures, and fulfilling a life long dream. As a person with a disability, I spent many years attempting to  More

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So, it is Alaska and you might expect as much, but Kenai seems to have more than the average nasty weather days. This past summer has been miserable. We wear jackets at  More

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It's Alaska after all, so a person would already expect some degree of cold climate conditions. But Kenai lies close to the Cook Inlet and it's weather comes right off  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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